On Top of the World (feat. Ludacris & B.o.B)

I used to dream, I used to dream, whoa-oh-whoa

About the money and the cars and girls, let's go

But now I sing, now I sing, oh-oh oh

Because I'm sitting on top of the world

The whole world

And now I sing, now I sing

Sing, sing

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Mama, I did it

Now I sing, sing, sing, sing

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Man, I remember before I say that

Wait, let me issue the statement

No way should reflection be mistaken for glorification

Now I remember so vivid, me and my **** was livin'

Sub-standard conditions, still handlin' bi'ness

Still laughing and trippin'

Still havin' the bitches

I'm rappin' reminiscent, and goddamnit we did it

From trappin' standing and pitchin', where bricks would stand in the kitchen

Splittin' it eight ways, flip it in eight days

Thought that while in our room it was just the way to behave

Kept the weight and the yay

But most a paper we made

In all dimes, I ain't lying

The pleasure was all mine

Had big work to move but we served the small time

I always outshined the **** with small minds

Who'd a though we'd be arguably the greatest of all time

'Round here, we developed such a sound down here

Been duplicated off the steel it can only be found here

Only listen to Gs, that other shit I don't hear

Shit, they so far in the rear, why would I even care?

I'm too busy being a player, steering **** careers

Been talkin' 'bout it for years, and now we finally here

I used to dream, I used to dream, whoa-oh-whoa, oh

About the money and the cars and girls, and the girls

But now I sing, now I sing, oh-oh oh, oh

Because I'm sitting on top of the world, the whole world

And now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

And now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

They say what goes up must come down

But I ain't reached my crusin' altitude

Take a look at what I did, but can you imagine what I'm about to do?

The places I'm 'bout to go, and the money I'm 'bout to to seize

Gave Bill Gates some binoculars, and said look out for me

Exceeded expectations, even at Def Jam

'Cause I married the streets, and Atlanta has been my best man

My mama quit her job, and now she works with six figures

'Cause I'm a self made, nappy-headed rich ****

Private planes let me travel in peace

To four cities in one day, and four countries in one week

'Cause I work for myself and no one else, 'cause I'm too smart to

Put one of my partners right through culinary arts school

Now he my personal chef, so that bread he get it

Put 'em all in houses, cleaned up all my friends' credit

And now they witness all the glitz and the glamor

'Catch us eating at Straits Atlanta, with women with table manners

Ordering Singapore and lobster

Celebrating coming from nothing

To winning Grammys, and rappers winning Oscars

And they say rappers shouldn't act, na suckers

We see Samuel Jackson, like WHAT'S UP MOTHERFUCKER

I used to dream, I used to dream, whoa-oh-whoa, oh

About the money and the cars and girls, and the girls

But now I sing, now I sing, oh-oh oh, oh

Because I'm sitting on top of the world, the whole world

And now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Eh, eh, eh, eh,

Now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

I know them haters don't stop plotting, and wish you would fall

'Cause I'm standing on top, looking down at it all

I know from down there to y'all, it seem like I got it all

Homie, I ain't get enough, I'm still trying to triple up

So while we got street cred, and a cool building up

Say I'm doing too much, shit, I say I ain't did enough

Remember saying, damn, if I could just get to a million plus

And now I'm like, shit, what the fuck is a million bucks?

Triple that on my bun, thanks to Bigs and Run

But nevermind what I've been through, just look at what I've become

All the shit I've avoided, what I done for my sons

And daughters and mama, just call her

I sold dope and dropped out of school, seems it's all they can see

They don't notice none of my family did that since me

I broke that cycle, now my family life a life of

Mandatory minimums, but not when the judge sentence them

Cousins in college, where you think they get tuition from? Answer that

Jeffery standing around wishing, huh?

And while you standing 'round lookin' dumb

I make it happen, taking action

Over time, goddamn good at it

I used to dream, I used to dream, whoa-oh-whoa, oh

About the money and the cars and girls, and the girls

But now I sing, now I sing, oh-oh, oh

Because I'm sitting on top of the world, the whole world

And now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

And now I sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh, sing, eh

'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world